Fit check
Is Hex of Steel worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- WWII strategy fans who want campaigns across several theaters
- Players who prefer customizable wargames with diplomatic choices and optional rules
- Groups seeking cooperative or cross-platform multiplayer strategy
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking short, tightly scripted matches rather than large campaigns and branching operations
- Those who prefer a narrow, fixed ruleset instead of optional settings, editors, and generated scenarios
- Players looking for a game focused on periods outside World War II
Our take on Hex of Steel
Instead of following one fixed WWII campaign structure, the game combines branching operations with editable scenarios, units, and maps. Optional rules, diplomacy, 45 nations, and generated scenarios create a configurable military sandbox.
What is Hex of Steel?
Hex of Steel is a WWII strategy game set across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific.
Players lead armies on large maps, use diplomacy to build alliances, start wars, and arrange truces. The game offers solo matches against AI, cross-platform multiplayer by email or in real time, and cooperative play. Campaigns branch into alternate historical paths, while over 50 policies and doctrines shape strategic decisions. Optional rules govern territorial influence, supply realism, and limited visibility. The game features 45 playable nations, changing weather and seasons, editors for maps, units, and scenarios, plus a generator for random scenarios. It has no in-game purchases or paid content.
How Hex of Steel plays
- 01Multi-front campaigns
- Operations span Europe, North Africa, the Pacific, and other locations through massive maps.
- 02Cross-platform multiplayer
- Players can compete by email or in real time across PC and mobile platforms, or choose cooperative play.
- 03Strategic policies
- More than 50 policies and doctrines cover military tactics and occupation strategies.
- 04Optional war settings
- Players can enable or disable control zones, supply rules, and battlefield visibility limits.
- 05Custom scenario tools
- Editors allow the creation of scenarios, units, and maps, while a random generator creates additional scenarios.
- 06Playable nations
- The game includes 45 nations, including Germany, Mongolia, and Iraq.
- 07Changing battlefield conditions
- Weather and seasons change during play, with related visual and sound effects.
Hex of Steel compared to similar games
Hex of Steel and Men of War: Assault Squad both focus on World War II command, but Hex of Steel spans several theaters and adds diplomacy, policies, branching campaigns, and creation tools. Men of War: Assault Squad emphasizes large-scale strategy combined with direct, hands-on combat.
Hex of Steel: platforms & release
Is Hex of Steel worth it?
It is worth it if: WWII strategy fans who want campaigns across several theaters. Skip it if: players seeking short, tightly scripted matches rather than large campaigns and branching operations.
Where can I download Hex of Steel?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Hex of Steel's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Hex of Steel on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
